Skip to content
News and First Alert Weather App
Community Calendar
You Know You’re From
Submit Photos
Programming
Premier Places to Work
  • News
  • Weather
  • Share Your Holidays
  • Incredible Lights
  • Livestream
  • Sports
  • Cord Cutters
  • Podcasts
  • News
    • Agriculture
    • Business
    • Community
    • Consumer
    • Crime
    • Culture
    • Education
    • Election Results
    • Environment
    • Extra
    • Yard and Garden
    • International
    • Local
    • National
    • Podcasts
    • Politics
    • Recipes
    • State
    • Traffic
    • You Know You're From
  • Weather
    • First Alert Safety Guide
    • Interactive Radar
    • First Alert Weather App
    • Closings
    • Stories
    • Maps
    • First Alert Email
    • SkyCams
    • Photos
    • Ski Report
    • Road Conditions
    • Snow Report
    • Download the Weather App
  • Sports
    • Hello, My Name Is
    • Hilight Zone
    • Big Buck Brag Board
    • Packers
    • Podcasts
    • Scores
    • UPick’EM Football
    • Stats & Predictions
    • How to Watch
  • Community Calendar
    • Gas Prices
  • Submit Photos and Videos
  • Programming
    • Livestream
    • Ways to Watch Us
    • TV Listings
    • Watch CBS News
  • Submit a News Tip
  • Latest Newscasts
  • What's On?
  • 7 Investigates
  • Station
    • Station Bios
    • e-News sign up
    • Closed Captioning
    • Contact Us
    • WYOW-TV
    • Jobs at WSAW
    • Order a Copy of a Story or Newscast That Aired on NewsChannel 7
    • Sales
    • Social
    • 7.1 CBS
    • 7.2 MyTV
    • 7.3 Fox
    • 7.4 The CW
    • 7.5 Quest TV
    • 7.6 Circle
    • 33.1 Fox
    • 33.2 MeTV
    • 33.3 MOVIES!
    • 33.4 Heroes & Icons
    • 33.5 Start TV
  • Health
    • Buddy Check 7
    • Youth Mental Health
  • Recalls
  • Subscribe
  • Podcasts
  • Daycare Dilemma
  • Water Quality
  • Pet Project
  • Lottery
  • InvestigateTV
  • Gray DC Bureau
  • Circle - Country Music & Lifestyle
  • Holiday Vacations
  • Election Results
  • Shop Local
  • PowerNation
  • Press Releases
  • COVID-19 Information
  • COVID-19 Map

WATCH: Bear runs past customers at Medford gas station

It was a surprising sighting for customers filling up at a Medford gas station.
Bear spotted running in Medford

Boys Basketball

EJ Weix and the Merrill Boys Basketball team celebrates after hitting a buzzer-beater...
WATCH: Merrill boys basketball hits 2 buzzer-beaters for wins

Interviews

Sunday December 10 at Noon and 1:30 p.m. at the Conservatory in Wausau
Wausau Conservatory of Music to host Christmas for Kids event Dec. 10

News

DNR free tree seedlings.
DNR offers free tree seedlings to fourth graders ahead of 2024 Arbor Day

TOP HEADLINES

News

Oneida Co. to close ATV/UTV trails and campground on Dec. 4

Updated: 2 hours ago
|
By Sean White
The Oneida County ATV/UTV Trail System and Enterprise Campground will officially close for the 2023 season at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 4.

News

WPS reminds people of ways to stay safe and save energy during the holidays

Updated: 2 hours ago
|
By Sean White
While you deck the halls for the holiday, be sure you don’t overload your outlets — or your energy bill.

Consumer

Fuzzy's Holiday Claw 'Rita

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop introduces new Holiday Claws ‘Rita

Updated: 2 hours ago
|
By Sean White
Now through Sunday, Dec. 31, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop will be selling its Holiday Claws ‘Rita as part of its FOMO feature.

Hunting

DNR reminds turkey hunters to apply for spring authorizations by Dec. 10

Updated: 2 hours ago
|
By Sean White
The Wisconsin DNR reminds wild turkey hunters that applications for the 2024 spring season are due by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 10.

News

Alfred Reissmann of Mosinee honored for outstanding work as adoptive parent

Mosinee family honored at Capitol ceremony for outstanding work as adoptive parents

Updated: 4 hours ago
|
By Heather Poltrock
A family from Mosinee was honored Wednesday for their devotion to providing children a safe and loving place to grow up.

National

A young kitten, who was brought to Massachusetts in hopes of getting him treatment for severe...

Gumby, the kitten with severe leg deformity, finds forever home

Updated: 3 hours ago
|
By Ryan Trowbridge and Debra Worley
A young kitten, who was brought to Massachusetts in hopes of getting him treatment for severe leg deformity, has now found his forever home.
Radar Loop
Radar Loop

LATEST VIDEO

WATCH: Black bear spotted at Medford Kwik Trip

News

Merrill Boys Basketball hits 2 buzzer-beaters

News

Crafts, meals and holiday events take place Saturday and Sunday just north of Wausau
Willow Springs Gardens hosting annual Old Fashioned Christmas Festival

News

Pick up a passport and collect stamps from participating businesses to win prizes
Stevens Point encourages holiday shoppers to patronize Small Businesses

Most Popular

National

A new iPhone feature is causing concern among officials and parents.
Police warn parents of new iPhone feature after newest iOS update

Local

Childrens Imaginarium  set to open on Dec 6th
A look inside the new Children’s Imaginarium in downtown Wausau

News

Weston auto shop donates car to mom in need
Weston auto shop donates car to a local mother in need

National

Police in Kansas arrested a 13-year-old girl on two counts of attempted first-degree murder...
13-year-old arrested after trying to kill her parents, police say

News

Luis Rodriguez-Moreno, 30
Man charged with attempted homicide in Plover incident

MORE NEWS

News

Milwaukee Pro Soccer

Milwaukee Pro Soccer debut delayed 1 year

Updated: 3 hours ago
|
By Heather Poltrock
Plans to bring a pro soccer team to Wisconsin have been delayed by a year.

Community

the festival starts at 10 am. It lasts until Sunday at 1:00p. Admission is free, but some...

Celebrate Christmas the old fashioned way this weekend at Willow Springs Gardens in Wausau

Updated: 9 hours ago
|
By Chandler Ducker
If you’re looking for a way to get in the Christmas spirit, but want to keep some old traditions alive, you may want to stop by Willow Springs Gardens in Wausau this weekend.

News

Miller Lite debuts ‘Beercracker’ nutcracker

Updated: 3 hours ago
|
By CNN
Miller Lite is selling a “Beercracker” this holiday season.

News

The holiday shopping season is in full swing in Stevens Point, and there’s quite a bit of...

Shop Small in Stevens Point with passport event

Updated: 10 hours ago
|
By Erinn Taylor
The holiday shopping season is in full swing in Stevens Point, and there’s quite a bit of incentive to support local business. Shop Small Week 2023 is underway, and is giving people the chance to win prizes when shopping downtown.

News

Weston auto shop donates car to mom in need

Weston auto shop donates car to a local mother in need

Updated: 19 hours ago
|
By Dominique O'Neill
A generous donation from Patriot Auto Repair in Weston is going to a woman who currently lives at the Hagar House.

National

In this photo provided by Japan Coast Guard, debris believed to be from a U.S. military Osprey...

US military Osprey aircraft with 8 aboard crashes off southern Japan, at least 1 dead

Updated: 5 hours ago
|
By The Associated Press and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press
Coast guard aircraft and patrol boats found one person, who was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, and gray-colored debris believed to be from the aircraft, an official said.

News

Elegant Occasions

Elegant Occasions to close Wausau store in March after 23 years

Updated: 19 hours ago
|
By WSAW Staff
Elegant Occasions, which has served Wausau area wedding parties and high school formal events, has announced it will be closing.

Nfl

Tucker Kraft scores first career NFL touchdown for Packers on Thanksgiving against Detroit

NFL sets Thanksgiving Day audience record for second straight year, averaging 34.1 million

Updated: 21 hours ago
|
By The Associated Press
The NFL set a Thanksgiving Day viewership record for the second straight year, with the three games averaging 34.1 million viewers on TV and digital platforms.

Sports

D.C. Everest Sophomore Adam McKaig attempting a wrap-around shot in the first quarter vs. the...

D.C. Everest boys hockey shut out the Northwest Icemen in home opener, winning 10-0

Updated: 18 hours ago
|
By Nolan Bulmahn
Sophomore Adam McKaig and junior Thomas Passineu each brought in hat tricks for the Evergeens.

College

Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen (0) runs to score a 5-yard rushing touchdown during the...

Badgers star running back Braelon Allen declares for the 2024 NFL Draft

Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 4:59 PM CST
|
By Nolan Bulmahn
The Fond du Lac native rushed for 3,494 yards and 35 touchdowns in his three years at Wisconsin.

National

The Oshkosh Police Department is mourning the unexpected passing of K-9 Magic.

Police department mourns sudden death of therapy dog days after cancer diagnosis

Updated: 23 hours ago
|
By WBAY staff and Jordan Gartner
A police department in Wisconsin is mourning the death of one of its K-9s.

News

Businesses encourage and give incentives for employees to volunteer through volunteer time off.

Volunteer Time Off, a way local businesses are incentivizing charity work

Updated: 19 hours ago
|
By Hannah Borchert
Giving Tuesday is not just for donating money and goods, and that generosity is being echoed closer to home in central Wisconsin.

MORE NEWS

News

The Neighbors' Place new refrigerated truck.

The Neighbors’ Place has a new cooler truck to serve more people in Marathon Co.

Updated: 22 hours ago
|
By Hailey Clevenger
The Neighbors’ Place has a new refrigerated truck that’s about 12 feet long and can carry about 4000 pounds of food.

News

PJ Fundraiser Merrill

Program helps give kids daily bedtime routine

Updated: 23 hours ago
|
By Samuel Dehring
When you buy a beer and pizza combo, you’ll be entered into a Sawmill raffle to help kids have a cozy night with a program through Sawmill Brewing Co.

Health

Aspirus Health and UnitedHealthcare agree on new contract.

Aspirus, United Healthcare agree on new contract

Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 4:16 PM CST
|
By Sean White
Aspirus Health and UnitedHealthcare have reached a multi-year agreement that takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

News

Stevens Point downtown Christmas tree

Stevens Point’s downtown Christmas tree harvested from SPASH property

Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 3:54 PM CST
|
By Desiree Fischer
In exchange, the city will work with the district to plant two new trees in a more desirable location on the property.

News

Luis Rodriguez-Moreno, 30

Man charged with attempted homicide in Plover incident

Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 4:06 PM CST
|
By Heather Poltrock
Bond has been set at $50,000 cash for the man accused of hitting another man with his pick-up.

News

FILE - People gather for the 2021 Marshfield Holiday Parade.

Central Avenue in Marshfield to close for holiday parade on Thursday

Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 3:18 PM CST
|
By Sean White
Central Avenue in Marshfield will be closed from Veterans Parkway to 11th Street starting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30.

News

FILE - Wood County holds a hazardous material training exercise.

Portage Co. Emergency Management, Monogram Foods to hold hazmat exercise on Dec. 2

Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 2:28 PM CST
|
By Sean White
Portage County Emergency Management and Monogram Foods in Plover will partner for a full-scale emergency exercise on Saturday, Dec. 2.

State

Emergency crews at Lambeau Field. June 15, 2023.

OSHA investigation results in $15,000 in penalties for Lambeau Field construction death

Updated: Jun. 20, 2023 at 2:12 PM CDT
|
By WBAY news staff
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated the deadly incident in the construction zone of Lambeau Field in June.

Consumer

Culver's brings back its Hot Cocoa Concrete Mixer and unveils a shake version.

Culver’s to offer hot cocoa-inspired treats for the holidays

Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 2:49 PM CST
|
By Sean White
Both the Frozen Cocoa Concrete Mixer and Frozen Cocoa Shake are available at Culver’s locations nationwide now through Feb. 4, or while supplies last.

News

Lincoln County Harrison Hills summer ATV trails to close Thursday

Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 2:59 PM CST
|
By Sean White
All Lincoln County Harrison Hills summer ATV trails will officially close at 12 a.m. on Nov. 30.
News
Weather
Sports
Station
  • WSAW
  • 1114 Grand Ave.
  • Wausau, WI 54403
  • (715) 845-4211
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Public Inspection File
EEO Statement
FCC Applications
Public File: web@wsaw.com - (715) 845-4211
Advertising
Digital Advertising
Closed Captioning/Audio Description
At Gray, our journalists report, write, edit and produce the news content that informs the communities we serve. Click here to learn more about our approach to artificial intelligence.
A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2023 Gray Television, Inc.